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that was his point saying ronald reagan raised taxes. you were around when george h.w. bush raised taxes breaking his pledge. if you say i'm open toll tax increases does that make you a pariah in the republican party? >> no, but it gives you a weak negotiating position. reagan wrote this in his diary, one of the greatest mistakes he made was agreeing to the tax increase in 1982 in which the democrats promised they would give him $3 of tax cuts for all the spending cuts. after that he became much firm erl against any deal because he mistrusted them so deeply. i think frankly president george h.w. bush was badly ssked by his advisers. i think hurt him. that doesn't mean you shouldn't find compromise and doesn't mean you shouldn't be open to it. be very cautious because washington's a city which always wants more money. and the results we got last week, not just wisconsin but in my newsletter this week is about this, san jose, san diego, 66% of the people of san jose voted to change the government employee pension plan. 70% of the people of san diego voted to change the go
that was his point saying ronald reagan raised taxes. you were around when george h.w. bush raised taxes breaking his pledge. if you say i'm open toll tax increases does that make you a pariah in the republican party? >> no, but it gives you a weak negotiating position. reagan wrote this in his diary, one of the greatest mistakes he made was agreeing to the tax increase in 1982 in which the democrats promised they would give him $3 of tax cuts for all the spending cuts. after that he...
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no, i'm ronald reagan. no, i'm ronald reagan. >> i think it matters because they want to say, mirror mirror on the wall who's the most conservative and the true conservative of them all. but what jeb bush said to you before i think is something that ronald reagan would agree with. and that is, you know what, you guys are arguing with each other this way and you're giving the democrats all kinds of ammunition. and it's not the way the party needs to present itself to the american public if you want to win an election. and i think that's what ronald reagan would say. >> i don't want to suggest any drinking games but maybe just a game. we'll count how many times ronald reagan gets mentioned in the debate tonight. our chief political analyst gloria borger. mitt romney's campaign acknowledged tonight it's look over discrepancies between the former massachusetts governor's tax returns and his federal disclosure forms. -- 23 funds in partnerships that were not explicitly listed in a financial disclosure form he fi
no, i'm ronald reagan. no, i'm ronald reagan. >> i think it matters because they want to say, mirror mirror on the wall who's the most conservative and the true conservative of them all. but what jeb bush said to you before i think is something that ronald reagan would agree with. and that is, you know what, you guys are arguing with each other this way and you're giving the democrats all kinds of ammunition. and it's not the way the party needs to present itself to the american public if...
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what i do, the way tip o'neill and ronald reagan did, they worked together. ronald reagan laid out the principles he was going to foster, lower tax rates, broaden the base, you said the same thing. simplify the tax code, broaden the base. those are my principles, i want to bring down the tax burden on middle income families. i want to work with congress on bringing down deductions. one way, for instance would be to have a single number, make up a number, $25,000, $50,000, anybody can have deductions up to that amount. and then that number disappears for high income people. that's one way to do it. another way to do it would be to follow bowles-simpson and do it deduction by deduction. we need to bring down rates, broaden the base, simplify the code and create incentives for growth. with regard to health care, you had remarkable details with regard to my preexisting condition plan. you studied up on my plan. i do have a plan that deals with people with pre-existing conditions, that's part of my health care plan. what we did in massachusetts is a model for the
what i do, the way tip o'neill and ronald reagan did, they worked together. ronald reagan laid out the principles he was going to foster, lower tax rates, broaden the base, you said the same thing. simplify the tax code, broaden the base. those are my principles, i want to bring down the tax burden on middle income families. i want to work with congress on bringing down deductions. one way, for instance would be to have a single number, make up a number, $25,000, $50,000, anybody can have...
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ronald reagan, same poll numbers. canon wrote a book he is not going to run for re-election because he's doing so badly. what should obama do? >> democrats are understandably desperate for parallels, how lovely they can point to 1982 and a personally popular american president who had a very rough mid-term election and a very rough political environment. i don't buy it as a parallel. many reasons, here's just one. one of obama's biggest problems in his first year is that his preoccupations were in this direction and the preoccupations of the american people were in this direction and they were not on the same page. the american people are thinking economy, foreign affairs, national security and he's doing health care cap and trade, stuff that these people thought was a little daffy to be concentrating on. the reason? one thing we haven't mentioned, the great recession helped shape everything this year. all right, reagan, on the other hand, in '82 was on the same page of the american people. he had two preoccupations,
ronald reagan, same poll numbers. canon wrote a book he is not going to run for re-election because he's doing so badly. what should obama do? >> democrats are understandably desperate for parallels, how lovely they can point to 1982 and a personally popular american president who had a very rough mid-term election and a very rough political environment. i don't buy it as a parallel. many reasons, here's just one. one of obama's biggest problems in his first year is that his...
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ronald reagan kept his principles. barack obama seems to be more trying to be more like bill clinton. >> i think he's studying both. bill clinton who can feel your pain and ronald reagan who was very effect i've as a communicator. i think he's studying both of them. >> ronald reagan did not feel anyone's pain. i guess i might be in the minority of people who is not a huge fan of his presidency. i think barack obama has already been a better president than ronald reagan was. in the first two years he's gotten more done while sticking to his principles. and by the way, his approval ratings now are higher than president reagan's were in his second year in office. >> but there's no doubt, and i know this for a fact, he's studying ronald reagan and wants to learn what made him so popular, so effective, how he could reach out and get the american public to go along with him. he studied ronald reagan very closely. >> and the key to ronald reagan is that he obviously became more popular as he went out of office, but people did
ronald reagan kept his principles. barack obama seems to be more trying to be more like bill clinton. >> i think he's studying both. bill clinton who can feel your pain and ronald reagan who was very effect i've as a communicator. i think he's studying both of them. >> ronald reagan did not feel anyone's pain. i guess i might be in the minority of people who is not a huge fan of his presidency. i think barack obama has already been a better president than ronald reagan was. in the...
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happy birthday, ronald reagan. well, a special hello to the c-span viewers. you may not be welcome in those health care negotiations but you have an invitation to the tea party. very good to be here in tennessee, the volunteer state. the home of good country music and good southern barbecue and great to be at the tea party convention. i guess down here that's some southern sweet tea. in alaska we have a smaller version of tea party up there. we call it's iced tea. i have friends and family in the lower 48 attending these events. this is the movement and america is ready for another revolution and you are a part of this. i look forward to attending more tea party events in the near future. it is so inspiring to see real people, not politicos, not inside the beltway professionals come out and stand up and speak out for commonsense, conservative principles. and today i want to start off with a special shout out to america's newest senator, thanks to you, scott brown. now in many ways scott brown represents what this beautiful movement is all about. he was a guy
happy birthday, ronald reagan. well, a special hello to the c-span viewers. you may not be welcome in those health care negotiations but you have an invitation to the tea party. very good to be here in tennessee, the volunteer state. the home of good country music and good southern barbecue and great to be at the tea party convention. i guess down here that's some southern sweet tea. in alaska we have a smaller version of tea party up there. we call it's iced tea. i have friends and family in...
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what i do is the same way that tip o'neill and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. ronald reagan laid out the principles he was going to foster, lower tax rates, broaden the base, you said the same thing. you're going to simplify the tax code, broaden the base. those are my principles, i want to bring down the tax burden on middle income families. i'm going to work together with congress and say what are the various ways we can bring down deductions? one way is to have a single number. make up a number, $25,000, $50,000, anybody can have deductions up to that amount. and then the deductions disappear after that you could follow bowles-simpson and do it deduction by deduction. and make differences that way. there are alternatives to accomplish the objectives i have. we need to bring down rates, broaden the base, simplify the code and create incentives for growth. with regard to health care, you had remarkable details with regard to my pre-existing condition plan. you obviously studied up on my plan. i do deal with people with preexisting conditions, that's part of my
what i do is the same way that tip o'neill and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. ronald reagan laid out the principles he was going to foster, lower tax rates, broaden the base, you said the same thing. you're going to simplify the tax code, broaden the base. those are my principles, i want to bring down the tax burden on middle income families. i'm going to work together with congress and say what are the various ways we can bring down deductions? one way is to have a single...
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so, he, of course, was closer to ronald reagan era than i. >> mr. speaker, you heard the criticism that you weren't necessarily as close to the president as you suggest. >> well, it's increasingly interesting to watch the romney attack machine coordinate things. and all of a sudden today there are four different articles by four different people that randomly show up. the fact is, i'm thrilled that michael reagan has endorsed me and will be campaigning with me here in florida. i remember very fondly in 1995, when we were at the goldwater institute and nancy reagan said, you know, barry gave ronnie the torch and now ronnie's passing the torch to newt and his team in congress. so, i think it's reasonable to say, and i think the governor said it fairly, i am vastly closer to reagan and in that period, the governor was a business person. in '92, he was donating to democrats in congress. voting for paul tsongas in the primary. in '94, running against teddy kennedy, he said, flatly, i don't want to go back to a reagan-bush era. there's a pretty wide gap.
so, he, of course, was closer to ronald reagan era than i. >> mr. speaker, you heard the criticism that you weren't necessarily as close to the president as you suggest. >> well, it's increasingly interesting to watch the romney attack machine coordinate things. and all of a sudden today there are four different articles by four different people that randomly show up. the fact is, i'm thrilled that michael reagan has endorsed me and will be campaigning with me here in florida. i...
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ronald reagan, same poll numbers, very bad, bloomy moment. people were -- a book wasyen that says he will not run for re-election, he's doing so badly. how did he -- what should obama do? >> democrats are understandably desperate for parallels. how lovely they can point to 1982 when a popular person, popular american president, that had a very rough midterm election. a very rough political environment. i don't buy it as a parallel. many reasons, here's just one. one of obama's biggest problems in his first year was that his preoccupations were in this direction. and the preoccupations of the american people were in this direction. they were not on the same page. american people are thinking economy, foreign affairs national security, he's doing health care, cap and trade. stuff that these people thought was a little daffy to be concentrating on. the reason one thing we haven't mentioned is, the great recession helped shape everything this year. all right. reagan on the other hand, '82, was on the same page of the american people. he had two p
ronald reagan, same poll numbers, very bad, bloomy moment. people were -- a book wasyen that says he will not run for re-election, he's doing so badly. how did he -- what should obama do? >> democrats are understandably desperate for parallels. how lovely they can point to 1982 when a popular person, popular american president, that had a very rough midterm election. a very rough political environment. i don't buy it as a parallel. many reasons, here's just one. one of obama's biggest...
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>> the same way ronald reagan did. ronald reagan in december of '79 was 30 points behind jimmy carter. and he made the case that the candidate with ideas, the candidate with conservative values, the candidate who could articulate and defend his position was in the end going to be the best candidate. the country decided he was right. i think if you look at newt.org and you look at all the things we've developed, i can go toe to toe with president obama on big things. there are big differences. you know, romneycare and obamacare were this far apart. a pretty big debate. i'm for dramatically lower taxes. the president is for much higher taxes. i'm for less regulation. the president's for more regulation. i'm for strength overseas to defend israel and to defend the united states. the president's for weakness overseas. i think you can draw a very strong case that in the end the dynamics of a gingrich/obama fight are much better for republicans than the dynamics of a romney/obama fight. >> and let me ask you, you released yo
>> the same way ronald reagan did. ronald reagan in december of '79 was 30 points behind jimmy carter. and he made the case that the candidate with ideas, the candidate with conservative values, the candidate who could articulate and defend his position was in the end going to be the best candidate. the country decided he was right. i think if you look at newt.org and you look at all the things we've developed, i can go toe to toe with president obama on big things. there are big...
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ronald reagan had that kind of courage. that's why we did social security reform under ronald reagan, by the way with a democrat house. here is barack obama because he's got a republican house acts like he can't get anything done. he won't lead. ronald reagan never felt that way. and thank goodness bill clinton never felt that way. just because the other party's got one or both houses, the president doesn't get to complain all the time. presidents need to lead. that's what this election needs to be about, the kind of leadership we've had for the last three years. >> governor barbour appreciate your coming in today. good to see you. next relatives of a massacred family go to court where a judge sentences one of the killers to die. later, the head of one of wall street's biggest banks says the occupy protesters have a point. t 2 1/2 weeks of my life. and i'm not usually this impulsive, but, um... ♪ sarah... will you marry me? ♪ i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. hey,
ronald reagan had that kind of courage. that's why we did social security reform under ronald reagan, by the way with a democrat house. here is barack obama because he's got a republican house acts like he can't get anything done. he won't lead. ronald reagan never felt that way. and thank goodness bill clinton never felt that way. just because the other party's got one or both houses, the president doesn't get to complain all the time. presidents need to lead. that's what this election needs...
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reagan. >> in 1995, at the gold water institute, nancy reagan said that ronald reagan's torch had been passed to me as speaker of the house and i was carrying out the values he believed in. >> reporter: on another note, he had to concede he was wrong last week when he claimed his team offered several witnesses to abc news to refute statement by his ex-wife marianne in an enter view aired last week. the on witnesses were gingrich's two daughters from his first marriage who was both interviewed by the network. it's beginning to look like an yachtout assault with web ads, angry words, and and gingrich seems to be stirring up a running future with the republican establishment, apparently in the hopes he'll be able to lure some of those re l rebellious tea party types into his camp. >> thanks very much. >>> all right. this just coming into "the situation room." new information potential embarrassing information involving mitt romney's campaign. what is going on, jim acosta? >> reporter: the romney campaign is confirming that it is reviewing discrepancies that exist between the tax returns t
reagan. >> in 1995, at the gold water institute, nancy reagan said that ronald reagan's torch had been passed to me as speaker of the house and i was carrying out the values he believed in. >> reporter: on another note, he had to concede he was wrong last week when he claimed his team offered several witnesses to abc news to refute statement by his ex-wife marianne in an enter view aired last week. the on witnesses were gingrich's two daughters from his first marriage who was both...
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people ask me what i think ronald reagan would think of the tea party. i think he would be comfortable with the tea party. i said in fact he might be leading it. he was very, you know, he was seen to be somehow revolutionary in his day. and i think that it gives us energy. it gives the republican party energy. they vote republican. if they were to split off and become a third party, that would be very bad for the republican party. that's not where they are. they vote within the republican party. they work within the republican party. i think they're an advantage as far as the republican party is concerned. of course, that judgment may be subject to change depending on what happened. but that's what i think right now. i believe it's correct. >> if one were to look at the candidates, would it be fair to assume that the kind of candidates you would like would be the mitt romneys, the tim pawlentys, who are not the tea party candidates? this would be more the established republican -- >> nice try. nice try. you're not going to get me into the republican prim
people ask me what i think ronald reagan would think of the tea party. i think he would be comfortable with the tea party. i said in fact he might be leading it. he was very, you know, he was seen to be somehow revolutionary in his day. and i think that it gives us energy. it gives the republican party energy. they vote republican. if they were to split off and become a third party, that would be very bad for the republican party. that's not where they are. they vote within the republican...
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if you thing of ronald reagan and george bush senior, clearly the elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among its elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to them. you know, the day that both are very careful, prak mattic souls. at the same time there's no doubt there's a clear preference for obama in the region. how many presidents do you know have spent their childhood in asia. how many speak the asian agents and have a sensitivity that obama has. so i guess the clear preference, too, would be for obama over romney. >> the one country, i mean if you had a survey in which they asked countries whom you'd prefer, i think all the countries were polled. one country was pakistan, which i assume thinks it will have fewer drone attacks if romney is president, which i think maybe be a mistaken assumption. one place not polled that would also be possibly true, israel. would you say in israel romney would be preferred to obama? >> it's not that simple. i think they're just as divided. it's absolutely true that the israeli cent
if you thing of ronald reagan and george bush senior, clearly the elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among its elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to them. you know, the day that both are very careful, prak mattic souls. at the same time there's no doubt there's a clear preference for obama in the region. how many presidents do you know have spent their childhood in asia. how many speak the asian agents and have a sensitivity...
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his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm j.d. hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i've committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the president of the united states. gecko: quite impressive, yeah. boss: come a long way, that's for sure. and so have you since you started working here way back when. gecko: ah, i still have nightmares. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> president obama is hosting a two-day nuclear security summit in washington. and hours before it kicked off today, ukraine, which is one of 47 country attending, announced it is going to give up all its weapons-grade uranium within the next two years. now, this follows the nuclear arms reduction
his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm j.d. hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i've committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the...
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nancy reagan said that ronald reagan's torch had been passed to me as speaker of the house and i was carrying out the values that he believed in. >>> is it a legitimate comparison and will it really matter really come election day? that is fair game next. but, first, a political junkie question. what percentage of voters identified themselves as conservatives in the florida gop primary? was it 55%, 61%, or 68%? shout out to the first person that brings me the right answer to @randikayecnn. ough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis a
nancy reagan said that ronald reagan's torch had been passed to me as speaker of the house and i was carrying out the values that he believed in. >>> is it a legitimate comparison and will it really matter really come election day? that is fair game next. but, first, a political junkie question. what percentage of voters identified themselves as conservatives in the florida gop primary? was it 55%, 61%, or 68%? shout out to the first person that brings me the right answer to...
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if you think of ronald reagan and george bush sr., clearly the asians, certainly asian elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among asia's elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to the asians. you know, the day that both are very careful, pragmatic souls. romney has surged to the center after he got the republican nomination, and you're right, in general republicans have done very well in asia. at the same time to be absolutely accurate, there's no doubt there's a clear preference for obama in the region. how many presidents do you know have spent their childhood in asia. especially like indonesia, how many speak the asian and have a sensitivity that obama has. so i guess the clear preference, too, would be for obama over romney. >> the one country, i mean if you had a survey in which they asked countries whom you'd prefer, i think all the countries were polled. except one that preferred obama, that one country was pakistan, which i assume thinks it will have fewer drone attacks if romney is president, which i think may be a mistak
if you think of ronald reagan and george bush sr., clearly the asians, certainly asian elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among asia's elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to the asians. you know, the day that both are very careful, pragmatic souls. romney has surged to the center after he got the republican nomination, and you're right, in general republicans have done very well in asia. at the same time to be absolutely...
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ronald reagan who was a republican. the statement says given our political differences, people are sometimes surprised by how close ronny and i have been to the kennedy family. ronny and ted could always find common ground. they had great respect for one another. in recent years ted and i found common ground in stem cell research. i considered him an ally and dear friend. i will miss him. my heart goes out to vicki and the entire kennedy family. john, on that note, i just wonder if you could speculate what you think the response of the republican will be, of course the democrats and the republicans don't often have nice things to say about each other. how will the republicans regard edward kennedy's passing? >> reporter: i think they will issue statements much in the context and spirit of what you just read from nancy reagan. they will say they had differences with senator kennedy, policy differences, but they found him to be someone who fought for what he believed in and someone whose word was good. that was the greate
ronald reagan who was a republican. the statement says given our political differences, people are sometimes surprised by how close ronny and i have been to the kennedy family. ronny and ted could always find common ground. they had great respect for one another. in recent years ted and i found common ground in stem cell research. i considered him an ally and dear friend. i will miss him. my heart goes out to vicki and the entire kennedy family. john, on that note, i just wonder if you could...
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course, was closer to ronald reagan era than i. >> mr. speaker, you heard the criticism that you weren't necessarily as close to the president as you suggest. >> well, it's increasingly interesting to watch the romney attack machine coordinate things. and all of a sudden today there are four different articles by four people different that show up. the fact is, i'm thrilled that michael rail began has endorsed me and will be campaigning with me here in florida. i remember very fondly in 1995, when we were at the goldwater institute and nancy reagan said, you know, barry gave ronnie the torch and now ronnie's passing the torch to newt and his team in congress. so, i think it's reasonable to say, and i think the governor said it fairly, i am vastly closer to reagan and in that period, the governor was a business person. in '92, he was donating to democrats in congress. in '94, running against teddy kennedy, he said, flatly, i don't want to go back to a reagan-bush era. there's a pretty wide gap. he's more mature, he's more conservative, i a
course, was closer to ronald reagan era than i. >> mr. speaker, you heard the criticism that you weren't necessarily as close to the president as you suggest. >> well, it's increasingly interesting to watch the romney attack machine coordinate things. and all of a sudden today there are four different articles by four people different that show up. the fact is, i'm thrilled that michael rail began has endorsed me and will be campaigning with me here in florida. i remember very...
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that was ronald reagan. >> so? >> you keep framing to the left and the right. i'm putting it to you. one of the great right wing presidents of modern times agreed with me. >> so? >> it's not left or right, is it? unless you frame it in that way. the way that the nra through the 80s and 90s are deliberately trying to frame it as a left wing attack on the american constitution and the second amendment what you tried to do. you brandish your book. >> that's the constitution of the united states. the founding document. >> i have been debating that for a long time. i know the second amendment. what i haven't heard is one coherent reason why any civilian needs an ar 15 military style assault weapon. tell me why you need one. >> i told you why the general population of america -- >> why do thigh need them? >> the possibility of resistance to tyranny. it may not be a resistance. >> where would it come from. >> they go tyranical. >> do you know how absurd you are. >> you are absurd and stupid. >> i didn't come in here and accuse you of standing on the graves of dead chi
that was ronald reagan. >> so? >> you keep framing to the left and the right. i'm putting it to you. one of the great right wing presidents of modern times agreed with me. >> so? >> it's not left or right, is it? unless you frame it in that way. the way that the nra through the 80s and 90s are deliberately trying to frame it as a left wing attack on the american constitution and the second amendment what you tried to do. you brandish your book. >> that's the...
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his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm jd hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i have committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the president of the united states. at northern trust, we understand... that while you may come from the same family... you know, son, you should take up something more strenuous. you have different needs and desires. - i'm reading a book. - what's a book? so we tailor plans for individuals, featuring a range of integrated solutions. you at your usual restaurant? son: maybe. see you tomorrow. stairs? elevator. to see how our multi-faceted approach... can benefit your multi-generational wealth, look ahead with us at northerntrust.com. >>> president obama is hosting a tw
his effort is a lot like former president ronald reagan. so why are so many republicans criticizing him? keeping him honest. >>> plus, senator mccain tries new tactic to beat his conservative challenger, jd hayworth, but is his new ad going to work or backfire? >> i'm jd hayworth and i'm running for u.s. senate to take on the most pressing challenges facing arizona, america, and indeed, the entire human race. first, i have committed to exposing the secret kenyan birthplace of the...
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the uss ronald reagan coming to the rescue with food, water, and supplies. cnn has a correspondent onboard. >>> and president obama is in south korea this morning getting ready for the g-20 summit. the main focus will be to stabilize the world's financial markets. the president will also have to answer to critics who say the u.s. is manipulating its currency at the expense of other economies. >> but first from the pacific to the pentagon this morning, people are trying to figure out exactly what was shooting across the sky on monday evening off the coast of california. have a look for yourself. you can see the huge streak arching over the waters just west of los angeles. the images sent the military into a frenzy because many people thought it looked just like a missile would. chris lawrence live in washington. and some have speculated this was just the trail of an aircraft. looks a little different than that. what's the military saying this morning? >> even respected professors at m.i.t. are saying no, this looks like a missile launch. everyone was trying t
the uss ronald reagan coming to the rescue with food, water, and supplies. cnn has a correspondent onboard. >>> and president obama is in south korea this morning getting ready for the g-20 summit. the main focus will be to stabilize the world's financial markets. the president will also have to answer to critics who say the u.s. is manipulating its currency at the expense of other economies. >> but first from the pacific to the pentagon this morning, people are trying to figure...
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his son jeb has making headlines saying that bush 41 and ronald reagan would not fit in with today's gop. of course, republicans poubsed pounlsed, including grover norquist who called the remarks foolish and bizarre. jeb bush came out on twitter to say i want to clarify. he said the point i was making is this. the political system today is hyper partisan. both sides are at fault. you know what, general, come on this show. we agree. john, let's -- i guess start with this. how big of a split is there in the gop between jeb bush and governor quist? bush recently also saying i'm not a guy to be on board with that anti tax pledge? >> it's fascinating these are the two faces of the split within the gop right now. jeb bush versus grover norquist and seeing a growing number starting to question the wisdom of the anti tax pledge. and when jeb bush says his father, ronald reagan, might not have been welcomed in the current republican party, that's not a matter of opinion, that's a matter of litmus test. you can check down the box. it would be true for goldwater, too. it is a real challenge whe
his son jeb has making headlines saying that bush 41 and ronald reagan would not fit in with today's gop. of course, republicans poubsed pounlsed, including grover norquist who called the remarks foolish and bizarre. jeb bush came out on twitter to say i want to clarify. he said the point i was making is this. the political system today is hyper partisan. both sides are at fault. you know what, general, come on this show. we agree. john, let's -- i guess start with this. how big of a split is...
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but also theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. i look at it more as a form of relaxation for the president when we get to meet him. he gets to chew the fat a lit bit about past presidents. >> doris, you're a presidential expert, how do you rate president obama in the pantheon of great presidents? or just presidents? >> well, you know, when you think about the great presidents, great necessities call forth great leaders. so george washington, abraham lincoln, fdr had a huge crises to face. obama had a pretty big crisis to face. he did accomplish in health care something since presidents since teddy roosevelt have been trying to accomplish. but i think most importantly, we'll see now the fact that he's got a second term, that's really important to embolden him for what he can accomplish, and more importantly, to show that the country supported kurg a very difficult time his leadership and they wanted him back again. so i think he's got a shot. it depends a lot on what happens in the second term, if he can create -- i wish he would g
but also theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. i look at it more as a form of relaxation for the president when we get to meet him. he gets to chew the fat a lit bit about past presidents. >> doris, you're a presidential expert, how do you rate president obama in the pantheon of great presidents? or just presidents? >> well, you know, when you think about the great presidents, great necessities call forth great leaders. so george washington, abraham lincoln, fdr had...
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ronald reagan in 1980. these were politicians who had been out of politics for quite a while. he thinks that he can play this role but he has a lot of baggage. >> not that he's been out of politics. >> there's other baggage. he's gaffe prone which i think is a serious problem. he's creative but not disciplined. these are not a good mix of skills for a presidential campaign where discipline is quite important. message is quite important. he's often off message. >> let me ask you about where the president stands now. we all know we're doing a snapshot in time, things change. is he -- in terms of past presidents running for re-election, strong position? >> you know, i actually think if you look at numbers in composite, there's kind of a remarkable story there. i saw a number this week that said 29% of the country thought the country was going in the right direction. the bellwether number. gas prices are above $4 a gallon. the bellwether economic number as far as how people feel about their own economic security. and anywhere 50% to 60% of the country approves of the job the presi
ronald reagan in 1980. these were politicians who had been out of politics for quite a while. he thinks that he can play this role but he has a lot of baggage. >> not that he's been out of politics. >> there's other baggage. he's gaffe prone which i think is a serious problem. he's creative but not disciplined. these are not a good mix of skills for a presidential campaign where discipline is quite important. message is quite important. he's often off message. >> let me ask...
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she bludgeoned ronald reagan. i think they always got along pretty well. she was the first female prime minister having entered the male-dominated house of commons as an outsider, certainly within the conservative party. her origins were more humble than those of her colleagues on the conservative benches when she joined the members of the house of commons, she became a chemist, studied at oxford and became a barrister before entering politics, andrew. >> certainly a huge character. i remember growing up in australia and we watched margaret thatcher's antics and rise with interest. she was such a global figure. her controversial economic policies, though, are probably the ones that she'll be best remembered for in the u.s. under ronald reagan, deregulation and shifting the balance of power from workers to business, took the form of reaganomics it was known in the uk. similar policies, in part thatcherism. it is relevant today to supporters and critics alike. jim boulden has more. >> reporter: margaret thatcher swept into office in 1979 with the promise of
she bludgeoned ronald reagan. i think they always got along pretty well. she was the first female prime minister having entered the male-dominated house of commons as an outsider, certainly within the conservative party. her origins were more humble than those of her colleagues on the conservative benches when she joined the members of the house of commons, she became a chemist, studied at oxford and became a barrister before entering politics, andrew. >> certainly a huge character. i...
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ronald reagan changed his views. i have changed my views. >> is it weakness or strength in a leader to do that? >> i think it's absolute strength. who wants some bullhead who gets a position at age 30 and stays with it until they put him in the box, end of game. you don't want that. you want somebody always learning, always growing, always thinking. i absolutely don't think that's a -- i think it's a great political argument. politicians can throw that at him. >> the big political ground is the economy, can hardly be anybody else anything else. you're the perfect thing to ask. on the face of it, the white house should be getting a little more excited. jobless figures improving, threat of double digit recession receding, europe is a basket case but the american economy would appear to be stabilizing, is that what you think? >> absolutely. i started saying that in august when it was in the tank and saying it all along and now it's gaining momentum. however, to look at this recovery in some other context, we have 200,00
ronald reagan changed his views. i have changed my views. >> is it weakness or strength in a leader to do that? >> i think it's absolute strength. who wants some bullhead who gets a position at age 30 and stays with it until they put him in the box, end of game. you don't want that. you want somebody always learning, always growing, always thinking. i absolutely don't think that's a -- i think it's a great political argument. politicians can throw that at him. >> the big...
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ronald reagan was for tax cuts more than any other american president we've had, but at the end of the day he realized we can't run a credit card budget, we can't borrow our way to prosperity, and when we faced this massive ballooning deficit in 1982, not withstanding the recesssive economic conditions you described so well, he reluctantly went ahead, the tax increase was signed. it was the equivalent of $150 billion a year at the present time, and yet he felt we had to do it because we had no choice. and that is totally different than the kind of republican you have today. today's republicans are credit card republicans. they're not reagan republicans. and their position is totally irresponsible and is really a shame that they try to rewrite and reinvent history when the facts speak so clearly, as i think we've outlined them here. >> well, washington's debt showdown cost american tax pairs more than $1.7 billion. that's the amount of additional interest that the u.s. had to pay to investors on monday to sell treasury bills to finance its operations. but what about the consequences of
ronald reagan was for tax cuts more than any other american president we've had, but at the end of the day he realized we can't run a credit card budget, we can't borrow our way to prosperity, and when we faced this massive ballooning deficit in 1982, not withstanding the recesssive economic conditions you described so well, he reluctantly went ahead, the tax increase was signed. it was the equivalent of $150 billion a year at the present time, and yet he felt we had to do it because we had no...
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i looked at the reagan diary. you're mentioned once in ronald reagan's diary. in the diary, he says you had an idea in a meeting of young congressmen and it wasn't a very good idea and he dismissed it. that's the entire mention. i mean, he mentions george bush 100 times. he even mentioned my dad once. so there's a sense that washington is pulling the strings in america, but you know what, the free people of america, pursuing their dreams, taking risk, going to school, working hard, those are the people who make america strong, not washington. >> quickly respond, mr. speaker. >> this is probably a fundamental difference in our background, our experience. under jimmy carter, we had the wrong laws. we killed jobs. we went to 10.8% unemployment. under reagan, we had the right job, the right laws. we created 16 million new be jos. we had two consecutive tax increases. one by a republican, one by a democrat. the economy stagnated. we went back to the reagan playbook. lower taxes. less regulation. more mesh american energy. 11 million jobs showed up. i do think govern
i looked at the reagan diary. you're mentioned once in ronald reagan's diary. in the diary, he says you had an idea in a meeting of young congressmen and it wasn't a very good idea and he dismissed it. that's the entire mention. i mean, he mentions george bush 100 times. he even mentioned my dad once. so there's a sense that washington is pulling the strings in america, but you know what, the free people of america, pursuing their dreams, taking risk, going to school, working hard, those are...
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>> ronald reagan in his first term -- negotiated a zeal to eliminate all of ours and the soviet union's ground based nuclear missiles, second term -- governor romney who had several hours to prepare for his interview with. said russia is without question, our number one political foe. wait a minute, time out, what about north korea, what about iran. governor romney's foreign policy romney did a particularly good job on those security and diplomatic issues, and what he said clearly in context, paul, when we have been facing these issues, whether it be iran's nuclear capacity, or syria, on the council, they sit on the council and they vote against our interests. the president doesn't want to reveal, hide and seek, he does not want to tell the voters what his missile defense policies are, when he said he was going to reset this was the etch-a-sketch moment. >> we'll leave it on that note. thanks very much mary and paul for joining us. rick santorum is taking heat for lashing out at a reporter. he said mitt romney said that line in the reporters in my interview. >>> plus new details about t
>> ronald reagan in his first term -- negotiated a zeal to eliminate all of ours and the soviet union's ground based nuclear missiles, second term -- governor romney who had several hours to prepare for his interview with. said russia is without question, our number one political foe. wait a minute, time out, what about north korea, what about iran. governor romney's foreign policy romney did a particularly good job on those security and diplomatic issues, and what he said clearly in...
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governor rick perry and the one thing that he would do that neither ronald reagan nor the bushes or bill clinton did as president of the united states. >>> plus, jon huntsman is not really campaigning in iowa. what's his plan for new hampshire? stand by. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose from. who is she? that's flobot. she's this new robot we're trying out, mostly for, like, small stuff. wow! look at her go! she's pretty good. she's pretty good. hey, flobot, great job. oops. [ powers down ] uh-oh, flobot is broken. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. call or click today. [oinking] [hissing] [ding] announcer: cook foods to the right temperature using a food thermometer. 3,000 americans will die from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> rick perry remains back in the pack in the republican race. in the latest new hampshire poll he's way back and o
governor rick perry and the one thing that he would do that neither ronald reagan nor the bushes or bill clinton did as president of the united states. >>> plus, jon huntsman is not really campaigning in iowa. what's his plan for new hampshire? stand by. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer. you tell us what you want to pay, and we give you a range of coverages to choose...
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kate, how many times cuan you sy ronald reagan in seven seconds? >> i don't know. i've got one bettero
kate, how many times cuan you sy ronald reagan in seven seconds? >> i don't know. i've got one bettero
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comes in the backdrop also used by ronald reagan. jim acosta is there using it as well and he is in liberty park, new jersey. jim, huntsman has little name recognition but his candidacy is already catching the attention of the white house. >> reporter: it certainly is. i mean, you mentioned the fact that he is going to be standing in the shadow of not only the statue of liberty, but ronald reagan today, when he makes his presidential announcement and what better way to sort of wash away the memory for some conservatives that he was the u.s. bread for china for president obama and some republicans don't like about jon huntsman to be frank with you. he is trying to overcome that and do that in his speech, he hopes in just about 30 minutes from now. he will talk about the economy and the mounting national debt and say if we don't solve both of these problems in future generations, they are not going to have the kind of future that americans enjoy now. and, you know, some of that comes as what of a surprise to the white house. david axel
comes in the backdrop also used by ronald reagan. jim acosta is there using it as well and he is in liberty park, new jersey. jim, huntsman has little name recognition but his candidacy is already catching the attention of the white house. >> reporter: it certainly is. i mean, you mentioned the fact that he is going to be standing in the shadow of not only the statue of liberty, but ronald reagan today, when he makes his presidential announcement and what better way to sort of wash away...
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>> ronald reagan asked that question, it was 1980. that question is one that voters will be asking themselves on election day this year in november. we know this election is about the economy. what are the most important economic issues to voters and who wins on the issue that voters claim really matter. gallop asked just that question. i want to take you through the results. the higher up on the board an issue is, the more the boaters care about it. the issue where president obama holds the advantage are naturally further on the left. how far on the left they are is a sense of how much the president leads mitt romney by on those issues. issues where mitt romney leads are on the right of the screen. for example, president obama's widest margin of victory over romney is on the issue of who would improve living standards for the poorest of americans. 69% of americans think this is a very, very important issue and 62% of them think obama would do a better job than romney. right there is just one example. the problem with that, it finishe
>> ronald reagan asked that question, it was 1980. that question is one that voters will be asking themselves on election day this year in november. we know this election is about the economy. what are the most important economic issues to voters and who wins on the issue that voters claim really matter. gallop asked just that question. i want to take you through the results. the higher up on the board an issue is, the more the boaters care about it. the issue where president obama holds...
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someone was talking today about when ronald reagan ran against jimmy carter. jimmy carter had seemed inevitable coming in. ronald reagan actually they compared him to mitt romney how he had done pro-choice legislation in california. he had done all these things but became known for something very different. >> "wall street journal" today. >> an interesting story. >> reagan didn't look like the obvious electable candidate. romney doesn't look like the obvious electable candidate but reagan grew a lot. >> i don't think anybody's going to drop out after tonight. if you're newt gingrich and you're rick santorum and you're heading into alabama and mississippi, not exactly strong territory for mitt romney. you're saying, you know what, i ought to hang around. by the way they've got the super pac money that can back them up. >> and newt gingrich is hoping to be reborn yet again. >> when you run for president you've got a fairly healthy ego. >> really? >> these guys ain't getting out. each one of them this i can win the other guy's a clown, he can't win. therefore i'm
someone was talking today about when ronald reagan ran against jimmy carter. jimmy carter had seemed inevitable coming in. ronald reagan actually they compared him to mitt romney how he had done pro-choice legislation in california. he had done all these things but became known for something very different. >> "wall street journal" today. >> an interesting story. >> reagan didn't look like the obvious electable candidate. romney doesn't look like the obvious...
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thanks to you and the golden state, you brought us our american hero ronald reagan. you did it before. >> reporter: sarah palin from that rally yesterday in anaheim, california, with michael steele. and fred, they team up again next saturday in orlando, florida, to do the same thing. try to raise some money and energize republican polls. >> all right, paul steinhauser, thanks so much. coming to us from new hampshire. appreciate that. let's talk about compromise as we talk about politics. it seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it? it doesn't seem to be in favor in certain political circles lately. so today the spokesman for the gop and democrats took aim. here's david axelrod on "state of the union." >> well, i think that it's up to us to extend our hand as we have before. it's up to them to decide whether they're going to take it or whether they're going to do what they've done for the last two years. >> all right. so now listen to republican senator john cornyn. >> i think it depends on the president. if the president's going to maintain his ideological stance and try t
thanks to you and the golden state, you brought us our american hero ronald reagan. you did it before. >> reporter: sarah palin from that rally yesterday in anaheim, california, with michael steele. and fred, they team up again next saturday in orlando, florida, to do the same thing. try to raise some money and energize republican polls. >> all right, paul steinhauser, thanks so much. coming to us from new hampshire. appreciate that. let's talk about compromise as we talk about...
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i spoke yesterday at the reagan library. yesterday was ronald reagan's 102nd birthday. people forget ronald reagan legalized a couple million who had come here undocumented illegal. he understood if people are here and they're working and working hard, we cannot throw out 12 million people. we have to do something sensible with them. i think marco going out and taking that position, he's now brought a lot of republicans along with him to kind of add to the work that john mccain has done, lindsay graham, and that's the position i have always had, that we have to stop illegal immigration at the border. but we have to deal sensibly and humanely with the people who are here. >> finally, let's talk about drones briefly. i can't help thinking when i see this drones debate, had it been a republican president, the democrats would have been all over this. and quite rightly. and i do think the democrats and president obama got off pretty lightly so far. what is your position on this? i mean, at what stage does the drone activity cease to be legitimate targeting of terrorism and b
i spoke yesterday at the reagan library. yesterday was ronald reagan's 102nd birthday. people forget ronald reagan legalized a couple million who had come here undocumented illegal. he understood if people are here and they're working and working hard, we cannot throw out 12 million people. we have to do something sensible with them. i think marco going out and taking that position, he's now brought a lot of republicans along with him to kind of add to the work that john mccain has done,...
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if you say taxes are on the table, ronald reagan did in 1982. they took the taxes, he never got the spending cuts. spending increased more rapidly after the '82 deal before it was scheduled to. in '90, the democrats went to bush. he got $2 of phony spending cuts for every dollar of real tax increase. and spending went up more rapidly after. tax increases are what democrats do instead of spending cuts only if you take taxes off the table do you get to the spending cuts. >> you're talking tactics, i'm talking the actual substantive outcome. >> so am i. >> are you saying a matter of economics, you think any revenue tax increase is wrong as matter of economics at this time? >> it's wrong as economics, wrong for growth, wrong strategically. >> let's take this one-by-one. >> sure. >> we can agree that during the clinton presidency we had a higher marginal rate, taxes were higher on the wealthy. when we cut those taxes during the bush era, i'm not suggesting single causation here, but job creation collapsed. this is a simple fact that we have to deal w
if you say taxes are on the table, ronald reagan did in 1982. they took the taxes, he never got the spending cuts. spending increased more rapidly after the '82 deal before it was scheduled to. in '90, the democrats went to bush. he got $2 of phony spending cuts for every dollar of real tax increase. and spending went up more rapidly after. tax increases are what democrats do instead of spending cuts only if you take taxes off the table do you get to the spending cuts. >> you're talking...